Previews

If you're a guitar lover, then the easy winner of this week's concert offerings is the free recital by Marc Teicholz at the S.F. Conservatory of Music. Teicholz, a Conservatory faculty member, is one of the masters who make the guitar department the best in the country.

Soprano Emily Albrink has been quickly building a career after her apprenticeship in Washington Opera's Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program. She comes to Music at Meyer, the concert series sponsored by Temple Emmanu-El.

A few of the most wonderful chamber works in the world are on display on Sunday at Music at Kohl Mansion when the Miró Quartet visits on Sunday for an epic journey.

Fans of NPR's From the Top radio show are already snapping up tickets for its visit to Napa's Lincoln Theatre. If you're going to be in the area, this is certainly an event to make time for.

Everybody up for a Marin Chamber Music Festival, meet your leader, Sarn Oliver. One, two, three ... jump!

It turns out the 17th century was a great time for women composers. Magnificat Baroque and their guest soloist, soprano Jennifer Ellis Kampani, are hoping that their upcoming program, Donne Virtuose, will lead listeners to discover the wonderful work created by four of such extraordinary women.

Kids like movies, and San Francisco Opera's Education department brings us the perfect film to introduce children to the magic of opera: The Elixir of Love for Families.

Did you ever want to take your really young kids to a concert but were afraid they couldn't sit still, or stay quiet? The Crowden School and S.F Chamber Orchestra have teamed up to bring you a special series of musical exploration for kids, and it's free.

Joana Carneiro conducts the premiere of Mantichora for string orchestra, an exciting piece by Boosey and Hawkes Emerging Composer Du Yun that was commissioned by the Berkeley Symphony.

When you first encounter the quiet, eerie, achingly stretched opening chords of Bartók’s first string quartet, you know that you are in the presence of something magnificent. That the Alexander String Quartet’s would present the complete cycles of Bartók’s six and Kodály’s two string quartets is newsworthy enough, but there is more to the story.